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Resource Guide for Advocates
The Consumer Coalition has the following resources available:
White Papers and Testimony
Two white papers:
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Minimum Requirements of Consumer Information
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White Paper on Due Process Protections
Congressional Testimony:
The Coalition, represented by its members, testified before key health
committees on the issues of consumer information, consumer protection,
and quality oversight within the context of the Health Security Act and
health care reform in general. Testimony was drafted based on the principles
and white papers endorsed by the Coalition's members. The testimony
includes:
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June 28, 1993 House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee
on Regulation, Business Opportunities and Technology
Testimony presented by Bente Cooney, MSW
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
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November 3, 1993 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness
Testimony presented by Bente Cooney, MSW
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November 14, 1993 Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Pennsylvania Field Hearing
Testimony presented by Debbie Leftwich,
Coalition of Advocates for the Rights of the Infirm Elderly
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January 31, 1994 House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Testimony presented by Linda Golodner, President
National Consumers League
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February 1, 1994 House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee
on Health
Testimony presented by Paul Kerschner, PhD, Chair
Coalition for Consumer Protection and Quality in Health Care
Reform
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February 3, 1994 Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Labor
Testimony presented by Geraldine Dallek, Executive Director
Center for Health Care Rights
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April 29, 1994 Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee
on Health for Families and the Uninsured
Testimony presented by Alfred Chiplin, Jr., Staff Attorney
National Senior Citizens Law Center
The Coalition's positions were also strongly endorsed in testimony presented
by two of its member organizations: American Association of Retired Persons
and the Center for Health Care Rights in testimony before the Subcommittee
on Health and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce (February 3,
1994), and in subsequent hearings.
To obtain a copy of a white paper or testimony, just click
here and specify what you would like to be sent to you or call (202)
789-3606.
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